Must-Have Skills
Backend & Architecture
• Strong microservices experience
• Hands-on API development using Java (Spring Boot)
• Experience with event-driven integration (Kafka, MQ, etc.)
Data & Storage
• Experience with document / NoSQL stores (e.g., MongoDB)
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL)
DevOps & Build
• Experience with build tools (Maven, Gradle)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins)
Cloud & Runtime
• Understanding of building applications as cloud-native
• Ability to package, deploy, and run services in containers
• Understanding of Docker fundamentals
- Docker Compose, entry points
• Experience packaging and deploying applications in containerized environments (OpenShift)
• Familiarity with Helm charts (resource configs like CPU/memory)
Security
• Understanding of OAuth2-based authentication
• Awareness of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Familiarity with enterprise implementations (e.g., Citi’s OAuth2-based COIN platform)
Troubleshooting & Observability
• Hands-on debugging experience using logs, Grafana dashboards, and container-level diagnostics
Good-to-Have Skills
Gen AI / MCP / Tooling
• Experience building MCP clients and integrating with MCP Server/Registry
• Exposure to LLM-based workflows
• AI-assisted development (Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
Frontend
• Some frontend exposure (React preferred, Angular acceptable)
• Ability to integrate UI with backend APIs
Cloud
• Exposure to public cloud environments
- Note: Citi primarily uses private cloud via OpenShift
Compensation, Benefits and Duration - Minimum Compensation: USD
Maximum Compensation: USD
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post
Skills Required
- Microservices architecture experience
- API development using Java (Spring Boot)
- Event-driven integration using Kafka or MQ
- Document/NoSQL store experience (MongoDB)
- Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- Build tools: Maven or Gradle
- CI/CD pipeline exposure (e.g., Jenkins)
- Cloud-native application development understanding
- Container packaging and deployment (Docker, Docker Compose)
- Experience packaging/deploying in containerized environments (OpenShift)
- Familiarity with Helm charts and resource configs
- Understanding of OAuth2-based authentication
- Awareness of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Troubleshooting using logs, Grafana, and container-level diagnostics
- Experience building MCP clients and integrating with MCP Server/Registry
- Exposure to LLM-based workflows and AI-assisted development (Copilot, Cursor)
- Frontend exposure (React preferred, Angular acceptable)
- Exposure to public cloud environments
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